Portland, Ontario (1901 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,502. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.449°N, 76.703°W.
Population
In 1901, Portland had a population of 2,502: 1,294 male and 1,208 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,388 |
| 1861 | 2,836 |
| 1871 | 2,718 |
| 1881 | 2,452 |
| 1891 | 2,512 |
| 1901 | 2,502 |
| 1911 | 2,341 |
| 1921 | 2,282 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,502 total population, 1,294 males, 1,208 females, 791 single males, 659 single females, 547 families, 480 married females, 473 married males, 69 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 541 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 60,420 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Fellowes Dupuis | 1836–1917 | born here |
| Charles Kingsmill | 1855–1935 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262612
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Portland, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portland-on043014-1901/.